Takeaways Make and implement a maintenance plan now so you don’t forget and leave important maintenance unattended. Make the most of your home’s being vacant, before you move in. Do it now, while you’re in the “new home” frame of mind – otherwise you’ll never get around to it. Just joking, there’s not 1,723 things […]
The Listing Agreement: Para. 1 and 2 – Parties and Property
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF Listing agreements are between you and brokers, not […]
Pros and Cons to Using a Realtor to Sell Your Home
The 6 Best Neighborhoods to “Flip” or Wholesale in Copperas Cove, TX
Having already discussed Killeen and Harker Heights, now we are in Copperas Cove, looking for the 6 best neighborhoods. I used similar methods – looking for established neighborhoods at decent price points where investors have a better chance of finding home owners with equity (a difficult problem in the Fort Hood buyer’s market with builders, VA […]
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 24 – Attorney and Signatures
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF Realtors are not lawyers. The execution date is after […]
What is Your Home Seller Personality? Take the Test!
Why You Shouldn’t Use Zillow or Trulia to Search Homes near Fort Hood, TX
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 23 – The Option Period
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF The option period is a buyer’s only guaranteed […]
The Texas Veterans Home Loan I Didn’t Know About Until I Became a Realtor
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The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 22 – Addenda
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF All agreements between buyer and seller must be […]
The Most Expensive Homes for Sale in Harker Heights, TX
Updated 2/3/18; Originally published 3/9/16 Harker Heights is known as the Fort Hood area city with the higher home values (approximately 50% higher than the median Fort Hood area home). It has many more established parts of town that have maintained their property values even in the face of rampant building and growth in the area. And […]
Contract for Deed vs. Owner Financing vs. Lease-Option in Texas
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 14 through 21 – Lawsuits, Property Damage, and Escrow
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF Sellers should keep insurance on their property through […]
Using the Seller’s Insurance to Get a New Roof
Stillhouse Wine Room
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 12 and 13 – Closing Costs
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF Your lender is the best point of contact […]
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 11 – Special Provisions
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF Your agent probably doesn’t want to put anything […]
The 6 Best Neighborhoods to “Flip” or Wholesale in Harker Heights, TX
Last week, I dug into some Killeen neighborhoods that flippers and wholesellers might consider exploring. Now let’s check out Harker Heights! I also went over last week the several reasons why Killeen flippers and wholesellers face headwinds. Many of those same headwinds apply to Harker Heights. There are still builders galore, the average year homes […]
Selling Your House Vacant? That’ll Cost You $8756.27 in the Fort Hood Area.
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 10 – Possession
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. BLUF You can “move in” or “move out” either […]
What is Your Home Buyer Personality? Take the Test!
The 6 Best Neighborhoods to “Flip” Houses in Killeen, TX
I don’t consider Killeen to be great for flippers and wholesellers. There are several headwinds that flippers face in the Killeen market. Firstly, there is a lot of building in Killeen. A typical home in Killeen was was built in 2001. And builders are still going strong. Why buy a flip with a dated floor plan when […]
The Purchase Contract (Resale): Para. 3 and 4 – Sales Price and Disclosure
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. Welcome! The previous paragraphs were Paragraphs 1 & 2: […]
2016 Contract Changes for Texas Realtors
Note: The Texas Association of Realtors and TREC update promulgated forms regularly. For the most recent updates, check with TAR, TREC, or contact me at brian@starpointerealty.com. Note: I am a real estate professional, not a lawyer. Nothing herein should be construed as legal advice or instructions. The contracts are always changing. Resources like mine here […]
Fort Hood Multi-Family Market, 2015 Update
Those who know me know that duplexes and fourplexes are a specialty of mine. Rightfully so, as I own my own fourplex in Killeen, back while still in the Army. I’m also a multi-family evangelist, and in particular have extolled buy-and-hold investors to try the Fort Hood multi-family market. Empirically, I felt I was witnessing […]
Why Silicon Valley has Failed to Replace your Real Estate Agent (So Far)
54% of Fort Hood Home Buyers Used the VA Loan in 2015
What Happened in the 2015 Fort Hood Housing Market?
Where did all the Fort Hood area foreclosures go?
I was looking for a client in the SW side of Killeen for a client who wanted to stay in the Shoemaker High School district. He wanted something newer but at a great price, so I of course thought “Bridgewood foreclosure”. Bridgewood Estates is a newer subdivision on the corner of Clear Creek and Stan […]